Govt delays increasing petroleum prices Office timings to be observed from 10 am to 4 pm in Ramazan

Staff Reporter

Islamabad

The decision for a hike in petroleum prices has been stalled for now, revealed Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday.
Addressing a presser, after the Federal Cabinet meeting, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader announced that after reviewing the summary of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to send the matter to the ECC after which a decision will be taken.
OGRA had earlier recommended in its summary to Ministry of Finance, a hike of Rs4.89 per litre in diesel prices, Rs7.46 in kerosene oil, Rs14.37 in petrol and Rs6.40 in light diesel price. Talking about Ramzan, she said cabinet has decided to observe the office timings from 10 am to 4 pm during the holy month to provide maximum relief to people observing fast without compromising their productivity.
She said a special committee has been assigned the responsibility to prepare a Ramazan package to provide maximum relief to the masses.
She said the committee will also make sure that no load-shedding is done during the holy month.
Firdous Ashiq Awan said the cabinet was taken into confidence regarding the proposed local government system in Punjab that will be modeled on the one already implemented successfully in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
She said the new local government system will devolve the powers at the grass root level and empower local people.
She said cabinet discussed in detail five legislative bills that will help people resolve their problems as part of people friendly agenda of PTI government.
She said Enforcement of Women Property Rights bill will ensure women get their due share in inheritance. Amendments in Code of Civil Procedure will help decide the civil cases swiftly.
Firdous Ashiq Awan said Whistle Blower Protection bill will also be introduced to provide protection to whistleblowers regarding corruption in various public institutions.
She said an Anti-Corporal Punishment bill will also be tabled soon in the parliament to discourage the physical punishment and abuse at schools.

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